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Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame, in the frame original strongly corroded mirror glass with cut facet edges, original projecting eye
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Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame, in the frame original strongly corroded mirror glass with cut facet edges, original projecting eye

anonymous · c. 1690 - c. 1710 · tortoise shell; looking glasses; wood (plant material); amalgam; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Rectangular mirror in a finely profiled tortoiseshell frame; manufactured from an oak framework, upon which the five-part profiled tortoiseshell frames are mounted on (probably) light yellow colored paper. In the frame the original, heavily corroded mirror glass with cut facet edges. The mirror hangs on an original copper (double right-angled bent) eye, fixed with three nails to the wood.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRechthoekige spiegel in een fijn geprofileerde lijst van schildpad, in de lijst origineel sterk gecorodeerd spiegelglas met geslepen facetranden, originele afstaand oog. c. 1690 - c. 1710. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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